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Robert Ballard: Restore the Titanic | Nat Geo Live

published:21 May 2012

Robert Ballard: Restore the Titanic | Nat Geo Live

Robert Ballard: Restore the Titanic | Nat Geo Live

published:21 May 2012

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Dr. Robert Ballard explores the haunting wreckage of the Titanic strewn over 1,000 acres of seabed.
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published:21 May 2012

views:770249

Dr. Robert Ballard explores the haunting wreckage of the Titanic strewn over 1,000 acres of seabed.
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